Languages: Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce),
French (commerce)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 66.7%
male: 78.6%
female: 54.6%
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Tunisia
conventional short form: Tunisia
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
local short form: Tunis
Data code: TS
Type of government: republic
Capital: Tunis
Administrative divisions: 23 governorates; Beja, Ben Arous,
Bizerte, Gabes, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kebili,
L'Ariana, Le Kef, Mahdia, Medenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Sfax, Sidi Bou
Zid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan
Independence: 20 March 1956 (from France)
National holiday: National Day, 20 March (1956)